My grandpa tried to join at the beginning of the war but he had a congenital heart defect and was an electrician for Alcoa which was a sensitive and protected position for the war effort. He’d been turned down by the army and navy so he was dejected. By 1944 they called him and he became a soldier. It seems that heart defects were not a big concern for sacrificial machine gun fodder but grandpa didn’t care he WANTED to serve! Luckily grandpa wasn’t sent to the Bulge as they’d planned because it seems that your fathers, grandfathers and uncles fought with a bravery and tenacity that reliably brings tears to my eyes!

I got to know the most amazing man and the best grandpa a boy could have because of the bravery and dedication all your relatives exhibited!

To say THANKS seems so cheap and inadequate…


�Politicians are the lowest form of life on earth. Liberal Democrats are the lowest form of politician.� �General George S. Patton, Jr.

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~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~